Nathanael Greene

Nathanael Greene (7 August 1742-19 July 1786) was a general of the United States and formerly the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

Biography
Born into a Rhode Island Quaker family and brought up to manual labor, Nathanael Greene was self-taught in military science. He offered his services to the rebel cause at the outset of the American Revolutionary War and soon attracted the attention of George Washington, proving an essential contributor to victories at Trenton and Brandywine in 1777-1778 and a companion through the winter encampment at Valley Forge.

Gates' Successor
For two years, Greene performed the role of Quartermaster-General, while yearning after field command. In June 1780, at Springfield, he repulsed a raid into New Jersey by British Hessian mercenaries and was then chosen by Washington to succeed Horatio Gates in command of the southern theater. Making the best of inadequate forces, he harassed Charles Cornwallis and led him on an exhausting chase across the south, before successfully concentrating his forces for a pitched battle at Guilford Court House in March 1781. The British held the field, but Cornwallis was fatally weakened, paving the way for his defeat at Yorktown.

Postbellum
After the war Greene became the commander of one of the United States' armies, located in New England. Greene bought a plantation in the colony of Georgia, where he lived and planned out a campaign against the Cherokee Nations, who were chosen to guard the Grand Temple after the expulsion of the Mohawk. Greene was a member of the Knights Templar, so he was naturally attempting to take over the Temple with the excuse of leading an expedition to stop Cherokee raids.

Assassin Connor Davenpoort headed to the plantation of Greene in Chatham County, and found Greene sitting inside. Connor ambushed Greene and killed him with hidden blades, getting rid of the Templar and his plans.